Since Japan sees the sun rise 16 hours before California, we fly backwards in time. Twenty-five hours in transit, leaving ...

In the northern reaches of Japan, a realm of ethereal, old-growth forests and icy coastal waters offer some of the country’s ...

A joint research group led by Jonghyun Kim and Jun Ohashi of the University of Tokyo has demonstrated that the majority of ...

TOKYO (AP) — Small tsunami waves splashed ashore on remote Japanese islands Tuesday morning after an earthquake that may have been triggered by volcanic activity. The offshore quake was not felt ...

Whatever the case may be, if you're looking for a fantastic Japanese name for your 犬 (that's "inu," meaning "dog"), you've come to the right place! These Japanese dog names are steeped in the ...

A small tsunami was observed on the remote Japanese island of Hachijojima on Tuesday, the weather agency said, after a 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck near the Izu Islands chain. Waves of 50 ...

Spouses must share a surname under a law dating from Japan’s Meiji era, which ended in 1912; in more than 95 percent of cases, women take their husband’s name ... to the island 120 years ...

The Japan Meteorological Agency had advised that waves up to 1 meter (yard) above tide levels could occur on the coasts of the Izu and Ogasawara island chains after the magnitude 5.9 quake ...